Original title: Till det som är vackert
Language: Swedish
Writer: Lisa Langseth
Main Cast: Alicia Vikander, Samuel Fröler, Josephine Bauer, Martin Wallström, Helén SöderqvistKatarina is 20 years old. With a troubled past in a dreary suburb, her life seems to be already set in stone – until she discovers music. Everything changes when she hears a performance of Mozart’s Requiem at the Gothenburg Concert Hall that sends her reeling and opens up a beautiful new world. She feels that she has to change her life and get as far away from her ugly reality as possible. But the path she has to follow proves a treacherous one, filled with lies, betrayal and a dangerous liaison with the married conductor Adam. Yet Katarina is ready to do anything to gain her new identity.
Pure Dir. Lisa Langseth
- Sweden
- 97 mins
- 2009
- Drama
- Colour
19:15 Thu 22 Nov 2012 Cinemobile €8/€7 Buy Now
The Bottom Line:
This is a psychological drama about a young girl who flourishes as an unlikely receptionist at the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Superbly directed by Lisa Langseth, it features a jaw-dropping central performance from young Swedish actress Alicia Vikander; it has made her a star: come and see why..